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pact Starbucks could have in this part of Trenton, and whether it would be a viable site in terms of driving our business and being profitable, while also serving the needs of the community with new jobs and economic investment,” said Camille Hymes, regional vice president for Mid-Atlantic operations for Starbucks. “Both of those considerations — community impact and impact on business — led to this site being right for us.”
The store will be the first for the company in Trenton. It will also be the coffee giant’s first store in New Jersey to be a part of its initiative to serve at least 15 underserved communities in the U.S. by 2018.
Starbucks currently operates six other stores under this model in Ferguson, Mo, Chicago, Phoenix, Queens, East Baltimore and Long Beach, Calif. Starbucks also announced Tuesday that it was opening a store with a mission like the Trenton store in Dallas.
To accomplish its goal, Trenton’s store at 102 S. Warren St. will feature a classroom space to “not only support A Starbucks will open at the corner of South Warren and Front Streets, pictured here, later this year.
job training programs with a local nonprofit, but serve as a hub for conversation and community dialog,” the company said.
“Starbucks will be a welcome addition as we continue revitalizing our downtown business corridor,” Trenton Mayor Eric Jackson said in a statement. “Through this store’s unique model of investing in local contractors, suppliers and youth, Starbucks is stepping up and investing in our community in a way that will open up exciting opportunities for all. We hope more businesses
will appreciate Trenton’s resurgence as we work together to drive economic development locally.”
The building where the new Starbucks will be housed is at the intersection of Warren and Front streets and used to be the home of an AT&T store.
The building was purchased by Woodrose Properties in 2008 for $105,000, property records show. Woodrose is owned by former U.S. Sen. Robert Torricelli.
Before the Seattle-based chain added Trenton to its list of stores, the capital city was in dubious company.
reported in July that Trenton was one of four U.S. capital cities without a Starbucks.
The three other U.S. capital cities without Caramel Macchiatos are Pierre, S.D., Harrisburg, Pa. and Montpelier, Vt. Trenton, though, was the city with the largest population to not be graced by a Starbucks before Tuesday’s official announcement.
“We could not be more proud of opening our very first Starbucks store in Trenton,” Hymes said. “As a Trenton native, this is undoubtedly a deeply personal project for me, and my team and I look forward to working with the community as we get ready to open later this year.”